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Ministers to discuss ONGC, BHEL share sales on Wed

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Reuters New Delhi

A panel of ministers will meet on Wednesday to discuss selling shares in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), divestment secretary, Haleem Khan, told reporters.

India originally planned to raise about $9 billion from share sales this fiscal year that ends in March, but has so far only raised about $250 million.

The government had deferred ONGC's public offer to raise up to $2.5 billion in October, after tepid response from investors during roadshows amid weak equity markets. The BHEL share sale is expected to raise up to $1 billion.

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First Published: Feb 14 2012 | 12:00 AM IST

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